Kateoplis continues another year of solid content. It's ridiculous how consistent (and consistently good) her site is. We should all be so lucky! Taking some time to today to check out the Favorite Images of 2012 collection - seeallsixseparateinstallments for the full impact of animals, politics, art and more.

...he was hospitalised and became the subject of a series of medical experiments to test his eating capacity, in which, among other things, he ate a meal intended for 15 people in a single sitting, ate live cats, snakes, lizards and puppies, and swallowed an eel whole without chewing. Despite his unusual diet, he was of normal size and appearance, and showed no signs of mental illness other than what was described as an apathetic temperament. via @black_cat_belle

More critically for the prosecution, investigators found a brand-new cellphone, a map that included Florida and Cuba, a ?flesh-toned? latex mask and around $45,000 in cash. They also found a sheet of paper with a tracking number for a UPS package, which, when it was seized, contained another $117,000.